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. 1973 Apr;3(4):532–533. doi: 10.1128/aac.3.4.532

In Vitro Evaluation of a New Aminoglycoside Derivative of Kanamycin, BB-KA: a Comparison with Tobramycin and Gentamycin

Kristen Ries 1, Matthew E Levison 1, Donald Kaye 1
PMCID: PMC444449  PMID: 4790607

Abstract

Against more than 90% of 200 bacterial strains tested in vitro, the inhibitory concentration of gentamicin and tobramycin was 3.1 μg/ml and that of BB-K 8, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside derivative of kanamycin, was 6.3 μg/ml.

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